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Yes, you are liable for 2%. An employer who failed to register their worker is not allowed to deduct any outstanding amounts from their salary.
Domestic workers are eligible for UIF and state pension.
If you can somehow prove that he is the father of your children, your kids could apply for his death benefits.
If your WCA claim was still being assessed, then yes. But it is unclear whether you can apply for UIF now.
Prisoners may claim from the provident fund but not the UIF.
You can go to SASSA's SRD grant website.
Depending on your contract, your employer may withhold an amount equal to the period of notice not given.
It is illegal not to pay your domestic worker's UIF. Your mother should apply for social grants and housing.
You will have to provide some proof of the marriage, like lobola letters of a letter from the chief.